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Political Donation By Warner Music Owner Leads To University Professor's Resignation

After learning that billionaire and Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik donated to President Trump's inauguration, a professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government has resigned.
Len Blavatnik, left, with Chris Martin of Coldplay in 2014. / Michael Buckner / Getty Images

You can find the name of Len Blavatnik, the Ukraine-born, Russia-raised billionaire and owner of the world's third-largest record label Warner Music Group (WMG), on several of the world's most prestigious buildings: London's and , New York's and England's . He was awarded by the Queen of England. (You'll also find name in the credits of a recent documentary on

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